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pig noun 1 a hoofed omnivorous mammal with a stout heavy bristle-covered body, a protruding flattened snout and a corkscrew-like tail, kept worldwide for its meat. 2 an abusive term for a person, especially someone greedy, dirty, selfish or brutal, as these are traits erroneously attributed to pigs. 3 slang an unpleasant job or situation. 4 offensive slang a policeman. 5 a a quantity of metal cast into an oblong mass; b the mould into which it is run. verb (pigged, pigging) 1 said of a pig: to produce young. 2 tr & intr said of a person: to eat greedily. See also pig out below. make a pig of oneself colloq to eat greedily. make a pig's ear of something colloq to make a mess of it; to botch it. a pig in a poke colloq a purchase made without first inspecting it to see whether it is suitable. pig it colloq 1 to eat greedily. 2 to live squalidly. pigs might fly colloq an expression of scepticism: it's very unlikely. See also porcine.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c as pigge.

pig noun 1 a hoofed omnivorous mammal with a stout heavy bristle-covered body, a protruding flattened snout and a corkscrew-like tail, kept worldwide for its meat. 2 an abusive term for a person, especially someone greedy, dirty, selfish or brutal, as these are traits erroneously attributed to pigs. 3 slang an unpleasant job or situation. 4 offensive slang a policeman. 5 a a quantity of metal cast into an oblong mass; b the mould into which it is run. verb (pigged, pigging) 1 said of a pig: to produce young. 2 tr & intr said of a person: to eat greedily. See also pig out below. make a pig of oneself colloq to eat greedily. make a pig's ear of something colloq to make a mess of it; to botch it. a pig in a poke colloq a purchase made without first inspecting it to see whether it is suitable. pig it colloq 1 to eat greedily. 2 to live squalidly. pigs might fly colloq an expression of scepticism: it's very unlikely. See also porcine.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c as pigge.

pig noun 1 a hoofed omnivorous mammal with a stout heavy bristle-covered body, a protruding flattened snout and a corkscrew-like tail, kept worldwide for its meat. 2 an abusive term for a person, especially someone greedy, dirty, selfish or brutal, as these are traits erroneously attributed to pigs. 3 slang an unpleasant job or situation. 4 offensive slang a policeman. 5 a a quantity of metal cast into an oblong mass; b the mould into which it is run. verb (pigged, pigging) 1 said of a pig: to produce young. 2 tr & intr said of a person: to eat greedily. See also pig out below. make a pig of oneself colloq to eat greedily. make a pig's ear of something colloq to make a mess of it; to botch it. a pig in a poke colloq a purchase made without first inspecting it to see whether it is suitable. pig it colloq 1 to eat greedily. 2 to live squalidly. pigs might fly colloq an expression of scepticism: it's very unlikely. See also porcine.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c as pigge.